{
"type" : "record",
  "name" : "user_provided_schema",
  "namespace" : "com.example",
  "fields" : [ {
    "name" : "id",
    "type" : "long",
    "doc" : "Id of the user account"
  }, {
    "name" : "username",
    "type" : "string",
    "doc" : "Name of the user account"
  }, {
    "name" : "followers",
    "type" : {"type": "array", "items": "string"},
    "doc" : "Users followers"
  } ],
  "doc:" : "A basic schema for storing messages"
}
